Lakkhanasutta 2.15
Lakkhaṇasutta 2.15
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- Pāli
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Tatthetaṃ vuccati:
On this it is said:
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“Pubbaṅgamo sucaritesu ahu,
“Among people of good conduct, he was the leader,
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Dhammesu dhammacariyābhirato;
devoted to a life of principle among the principled.
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Anvāyiko bahujanassa ahu,
The people followed him,
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Saggesu vedayittha puññaphalaṃ.
and he experienced the fruit of good deeds in heaven.
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Veditvā so sucaritassa phalaṃ,
Having experienced that fruit,
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Uṇhīsasīsattamidhajjhagamā;
he gains a head crowned like a turban.
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Byākaṃsu byañjananimittadharā,
The experts in omens and signs prophesied:
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Pubbaṅgamo bahujanaṃ hessati.
‘He will be leader of the people.
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Paṭibhogiyā manujesu idha,
Assistants serve him here among men,
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Pubbeva tassa abhiharanti tadā;
as they did for him then in the past.
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Yadi khattiyo bhavati bhūmipati,
If he becomes an aristocrat, ruler of the land,
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Paṭihārakaṃ bahujane labhati.
he’ll gain the service of the people.
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Atha cepi pabbajati so manujo,
But if that man goes forth,
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Dhammesu hoti paguṇo visavī;
he’ll be sophisticated, proficient in the teachings.
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Tassānusāsaniguṇābhirato,
Devoted to the virtues of his instruction,
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Anvāyiko bahujano bhavatī”ti.
the people will become his followers.’”
Translations (3)
- Govor o obeležjima — sr
- The Marks of a Great Man — English
- Die Kennzeichen eines großen Mannes — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli